Hong Kong, China vs Republic of Korea: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Hong Kong, China
-0.2%
in 2023
Republic of Korea
-0.2%
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
204th
Republic of Korea rank
203rd
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 204th and Republic of Korea ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Hong Kong, China or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
- 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Republic of Korea rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 204th and Republic of Korea ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.